Decision : CONF 008 X.A
Inscription: Kaziranga National Park (India)

Kaziranga National Park

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India

N(ii)(iv)

The Committee encouraged the Indian authorities to provide a legal basis to protect the buffer zone south of the Park (Mikir Hills and the Karbi Plateau). The Committee expressed concern over the proposed construction of a railway along the southern boundary of the park and asked that environmental impact studies be carried out.